The Portland daily press., 1887-11-10
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Salisbury Defends His Irish Policy
and Speaks OF the Fisheries.
Competition In Forming Armaments
Shows That Peace Is Transltory.
DespIsabIe Measures Adopted Tow
ards o'Brlen In His Prison.

LONDON, N0Y. 9.-Lord Salisbury deliy-
cred long speech at the Lord Mayors ban
quet tonight. He defended the Irish policy
at length, and hoped to adjust the fishery
difficulty. He said the agreement with Rus
sla, regarding the Afghan frontier, accepted
by the Ameer, removed the danger 10 the
worlds peace. The government had ar
ranged with France concerning the New
Hebrides difficulty and the vexed questions
affecting the Suez Canal. Ayoub Khan had
surrendered to the indian governments.
There was political uneaslness In Europe.
but nothing to justify alarm. In view Of tho
competition in forming great armaments. 1t
was idle to suppose that peace would be for
ever maintained, but every present ruler.
monarch, president and minister earnestly
desires peace.
London Police and London Mobs.
The stupidity Of the police In dealing
with the crowds which are accustomed 10 as
semble daily 10 Trafalgar square, eliminated
today In the arrest Of the famous war cor
respondent, II. J. BurIelgh, who, upon re-
fusing 10 instantly obey the command Of the
constables to ''move on" was hustled of to
Bow street on a charge Of lettering and va
grancy.
The absurdlty Of the last mentioned speeI-
ication is strongly apparent in view Of the
fact that Mr.. Burlelgh is employed on the
Daily Telegraph at salary propably exceed
ing that of the Chief Commissioner of the
Metropolitan police, Sir Charles Warren
himself, and bis lettering consisted In re-
senting the gruh command Of bobby" TO
move on" by doing 50 at shis leisure. Mr..
Burleighs pace not being quick enough TO
denote the degree fear in which the po-
liceman thought his position entitled him TO
be held, the representative Of the leading
Radical organ was run In"
cruelty Treated.
DUBLIN, Nov. g.-Justice Egan visited
O'Brien in the prison hospital today. and
states that he found him looking exceeding
ly Ill. 0'Brien said that he had not had a
change Of linen since he entered the prison.
The governor OF the Jail was present and re-
piled he could have the change II he wished,
meaning that he could have prison clothes.
For melting Resistance.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
of Mr.. Pyne, member of Parliament. who
was summoned for melting resistance to the
balllffs at an eviction.
Pyne has provisioned his castle for a siege
Of six months and defes the police to drag
him into court. Pyne Is tenant Of the
| Harrington, and lives In Lisparney Castle
| The castle Is almost an impregnable fortif-
| cation. naturally and aEtidcially. With the
augmented strength Pyne and his adherents
have given IL, nothing short Of an army can
dislOdge them.
Sorrow and Alarm In Germany.
BERLIN. Nov "a bulletin telegraphed
from San Reno to the oficial Gazette, at the
request Of the Crown Prince, setting forth
the condition Of the Prince. has awakened
general general sorrow and sympathy. IL Is
feared that the anxiety caused by the Crown
Princes illness, viii retard the progress Of
the Emperor. The Empress Is greatly dis
tressed over the condition of her husband
and son. The newspapers unanimously ask
that regular bulletins. signed by the doe
tors, be issued in order to put an end 10 tho
confusing unofficial reports.
Foreign Notes.
| A severe shock II earthquake was felt in
| Corinth yesterday.
1t Is reported in Vera Cruz that English
/ capital has been raised for a railway from
| Very Cruz through to the Pacific coast, ter
| minating at Acapulco, and furalshing an in
ter-oceanie route, wholly under Engtsh con-
/ troll. -
General DeCourcey, formerly commander
Of the French forces In Tonquin, Is dead